C'mon...I dare ya! :)

I also kinda liked Paul Ordorf....when he was a "Good" guy ::) My FAVORITE wrestler was "Farmers Daughter" from G.L.O.W. ;)

My favorite is Rowdy Roddy Piper!

http://www.atticexplorers.com/TradingCards/ClassicWWFWrestling/ClassicWWF13.jpg

andre the giant followed very closely by rowdy roddy piper

What cha' gonna do when Hulkamania runs wild on you Brother? ;D

Hulk Hogan definitely! ;)


Howard

I also kinda liked Paul Ordorf....when he was a "Good" guy ::) My FAVORITE wrestler was "Farmers Daughter" from G.L.O.W. ;)


I voted for my husband - Ric Flair. But, I liked Hulkster, of course. I watched Glow too. But, I like the teams of the Cheerleaders and Hollywood and Vine.

Tanya

My favorite wrestling villian is The Million Dollar Man, Ted DeBeasi!


http://perso.club-internet.fr/austinwm/HTLM/Photos/T/Ted_DiBiase/Ted_Dibiase_-_Theodore_Marvin_DiBiase_15.jpg

From the list, I voted for Andre. 

But my actual fave would be Sting.  Pre-"Crow" look, but even after that. 

rest of the top 5:
Rowdy Roddy Piper
Junkyard Dog
Wildfire Tommy Rich
The Road Warriors

What about Jake "The Snake" Roberts?

http://www.geocities.com/blasto1979/jakesnake.jpg

I voted for my husband - Ric Flair. But, I liked Hulkster, of course. I watched Glow too. But, I like the teams of the Cheerleaders and Hollywood and Vine.

Tanya
Speaking of G.L.O.W wasn't there a womans organization on late saturday nights called POWW and they used the same wrestlers from G.L.O.W but when they were on POWW they all had different names? They even had the same ring announcer dude as G.L.O.W

Yeah because G.L.O.W would be on early saturday mornings and I think they had some Russian Girl named Natasha. Then on saturday night she would be on Poww and would have a different name! I think Terri Power was the "main" girl  on Poww!

My favorite wrestling villian is The Million Dollar Man, Ted DeBeasi!


http://perso.club-internet.fr/austinwm/HTLM/Photos/T/Ted_DiBiase/Ted_Dibiase_-_Theodore_Marvin_DiBiase_15.jpg




Did you know Ted Dibiase has a web site? He's a preacher,Jamie. :)

http://www.milliondollarman.com


Howard

What about Jake "The Snake" Roberts?

http://www.geocities.com/blasto1979/jakesnake.jpg


Jake Roberts was cool.wasn't too crazy about him after 1996.He had  gained a lot of weight and bible thumped. ::)



Howard

Ooh Yeah,Dig It!


The Macho Man Randy Savage.


Howard

The great Ric Flair :)

I voted 'Machoman' Randy Savage from the list (why is Razor Ramon there? He debuted in the WWF in 1992!). He really gave it his all in the WWF (Wrestlemania 3 match against Ricky Steamboat anyone? Or the impressive match he gave Hogan at Wrestlemania 5? Going on after the 80s, the classic bout with The Ultimate Warrior at Wrestlemania 7 or the impressive match with Ric Flair at Wrestlemania 8? There are so many!)

Of course, there are other greats. I'll give a top five . . .

1. 'Rowdy' Roddy Piper
2. Jake 'The Snake' Roberts
3. Mr Perfect
4. 'Ravashing' Rick Rude
5. 'Million Dollar Man' Ted Dibiase

Let's hear a cheer for the hilarious jobbers of WCW at the late 80s/early 90s (Rip Rogers, The Gambler, Itallian Stallion, Buddy Lee Parker, Tex Slazenger/Shangai Pierce . . .)

What about Superfly Jimmy Snuka?

http://www.wildsamoan.com/pic-lib/Snuka.jpg

Or Bret "The Hitman" Hart?

http://www.derok.net/derek3/images/classics/wwf%20bret%20hart.jpg

Or Bret "The Hitman" Hart?

http://www.derok.net/derek3/images/classics/wwf%20bret%20hart.jpg


He is one my favorites as well. :)


Howard

http://www.obsessedwithwrestling.com/pictures/b/bobbacklund/01.jpg

Bob Backlund

Howard

What about Superfly Jimmy Snuka?

http://www.wildsamoan.com/pic-lib/Snuka.jpg


I have no idea what this guy was like prior to Wrestlemania 1 (the only P-P-V I saw him in prior to his return in the summer of 1989 (sounds like a Bryan Adams song lol)). He managed Hulk and Mr T at that event and unfortunately have not seen the now legendary cage match between Snuka and Muroco when Snuka splashed Muroco off the top. Let's go through what Snuka did P-P-V wise on his return in 1989:

- Returned at Wrestlemania 5
- Lost to 'Million Dollar Man' Ted Dibiase at Summerslam 1989
- Lost to Mr Perfect at Survivor Series 1989 (granted he was the last man left on 'Roddy's Rowdies' team).
- Did quite well at Royal Rumble 1990, impressively eliminating Akeem and helping to eliminate Earthquake

However, it goes pear-shaped from here . . .

- Lost to 'Ravashing' Rick Rude at Wrestlemania 6
- Didn't get to enter Summerslam 1990
- Bowed out quite early in his match at Survivor Series 1990

And now we get to the point where Snuka becomes a glorified jobber . . .

- Barely made an impression at Royal Rumble 1991 (gets eliminated by The Undertaker after about 4 or 5 minutes of aimlessly wandering around)
- Got man-handled by The Undertaker at Wrestlemania 7
- Didn't get a look in at either Summerslam 1991 or Survivor Series of the same year.
- Lasts about the same time at Royal Rumble 1992 where, surprise surprise, Undertaker eliminates him again. Of course, Snuka sees sense and decides to call it a day. Either that or the WWF saw sense and decided not to renew Snuka's contract.

So many wrestlers unlisted my friend, so many,

I wouldn't make my choice,

But I would go for Hulk Hogan, coz he may not have been the best wrestler in the sense of wrestling mat work,

But as a performer he sure as hell would get the crowd pumped up,

He is the Babe Ruth of wrestling, a legend, he revolutionized wrestling, and gave it the push it needed,

Other favourite 80s wrestlers, Ted Dibiase, Andre, Junkyard Dog, Big John Studd, Jake The Snake, Superfly, Don Muraco, Sting, Muta, Fujinami, Rick Rude, Dusty Rhodes, Ricky The Dragon Steamboat, Arn Anderson, and lots of others.

Xonnie316

http://www.obsessedwithwrestling.com/pictures/b/bobbacklund/01.jpg
Bob Backlund


Again, was probably a legend before his return at the start of 1993. The WWF magazine gave him a good promo showing how professional he is and I thought 'well . . . He looks quite serious' and, despite a dodgy two minutes with Ric Flair at the start, he lasted a heck of a long time in the Royal Rumble contest. Then I watched him face Razor Ramon at Wrestlemania 9 - Oh how I laughed! He never recovered from that match really despite winning the title a couple of years later in WWF's darker days (and losing it in the quickest time ever!  ;D).

I have no idea what this guy was like prior to Wrestlemania 1 (the only P-P-V I saw him in prior to his return in the summer of 1989 (sounds like a Bryan Adams song lol)). He managed Hulk and Mr T at that event and unfortunately have not seen the now legendary cage match between Snuka and Muroco when Snuka splashed Muroco off the top. Let's go through what Snuka did P-P-V wise on his return in 1989:

- Returned at Wrestlemania 5
- Lost to 'Million Dollar Man' Ted Dibiase at Summerslam 1989
- Lost to Mr Perfect at Survivor Series 1989 (granted he was the last man left on 'Roddy's Rowdies' team).
- Did quite well at Royal Rumble 1990, impressively eliminating Akeem and helping to eliminate Earthquake

However, it goes pear-shaped from here . . .

- Lost to 'Ravashing' Rick Rude at Wrestlemania 6
- Didn't get to enter Summerslam 1990
- Bowed out quite early in his match at Survivor Series 1990

And now we get to the point where Snuka becomes a glorified jobber . . .

- Barely made an impression at Royal Rumble 1991 (gets eliminated by The Undertaker after about 4 or 5 minutes of aimlessly wandering around)
- Got man-handled by The Undertaker at Wrestlemania 7
- Didn't get a look in at either Summerslam 1991 or Survivor Series of the same year.
- Lasts about the same time at Royal Rumble 1992 where, surprise surprise, Undertaker eliminates him again. Of course, Snuka sees sense and decides to call it a day. Either that or the WWF saw sense and decided not to renew Snuka's contract.



But then he came back a few years ago to relive the Snuka-Piper coconut in the head skit. ;D

Howard

Or how about The Big Bossman?

http://www.wrestlinginformer.net/The_Big_Bossman.jpg

But then he came back a few years ago to relive the Snuka-Piper coconut in the head skit. ;D


And what a success that was.  ::)

Besides, it makes little sense to ressurrect that feud again. Especially since Snuka and Piper were on the same side at Survivor Series 1989!

Thanks for the awesome response!  Yes...I realize I missed a lot of the greats...I wanted to put more but I only had the 5 poll spaces!  Yes!  Ted Dibiase! Rowdy Roddy (how could I forget? "They Live" rocked by the way)!  Undertaker (of course!)

Here are some more mentionables:
Shawn Micheals
HHH
Bam Bam Bigelow
RVD
Brutus the Barber Beefcake
Big John Stud
Junkyard Dog
Ric Rude (a lot of people mentioned him already...)
The Hart Foundation of course...Bret, Owen, Jim Niedhart
The Road Warriors
And there's even more...

WOOOO! Ric Flair no one was better inside or outside the ring.

One guy I didn't like (he's more of an announcer than anything) was Jerry "The King" Lawler, he also seem like a jerk.

http://perso.club-internet.fr/austinwm/HTLM/Photos/J/Jerry_Lawler/Jerry_Lawler_-_Jerry_Lawler_26.jpg

One guy I didn't like (he's more of an announcer than anything) was Jerry "The King" Lawler, he also seem like a jerk.

http://perso.club-internet.fr/austinwm/HTLM/Photos/J/Jerry_Lawler/Jerry_Lawler_-_Jerry_Lawler_26.jpg



I like the Jerry Lawler of now.He talks about "puppies". ;D


Howard

Mike Rotundo before his stupidass I.R.S. gimmick. ::)


Howard

Mike Rotundo before his stupidass I.R.S. gimmick. ::)


That was one stupid gimmick. How they allowed Rotundo to be in that gimmick for four long years beats me. I reckon the WWF borrowed that gimmick from when he was in WCW as Michael Wallstreet (obviously the film Wall Street was an influence to the booker at the time). It seems almost absurd to believe that 20 years ago, Mike Rotundo was as baby-faced as they come teaming up with Barry Windham in the same company on the first Wrestlemania!

That was one stupid gimmick. How they allowed Rotundo to be in that gimmick for four long years beats me. I reckon the WWF borrowed that gimmick from when he was in WCW as Michael Wallstreet (obviously the film Wall Street was an influence to the booker at the time). It seems almost absurd to believe that 20 years ago, Mike Rotundo was as baby-faced as they come teaming up with Barry Windham in the same company on the first Wrestlemania!






http://www.obsessedwithwrestling.com/pictures/m/mikerotundo/01.jpg


have you ever seen a more ridiculous gimmick in your life before? ::)


Howard

What (shrudders....) The Genius? NOW that was a cheesy gimmick!!!!!!!!  ::)  ;D

http://www.tuttowrestling.com/dossier_genius.jpg

What (shrudders....) The Genius? NOW that was a cheesy gimmick!!!!!!!!  ::)  ;D

http://www.tuttowrestling.com/dossier_genius.jpg


yes.very cheesy. ::)



Howard

Another favorite is Hacksaw Jim Duggan.

http://www.derok.net/derek3/images/classics/wwf%20hacksaw.jpg

Speaking of cheesy... what about The Rockers?

http://www.derok.net/derek3/images/classics/wwf%20rockers.jpg

Even the name sounds cheesy!  :D  ;D

What (shrudders....) The Genius? NOW that was a cheesy gimmick!!!!!!!!  ::)  ;D

http://www.tuttowrestling.com/dossier_genius.jpg


Hmm! Yes Savage's brother got the rough end of the stick when it comes to gimmicks but at least Lanny Poffo did something with it (annoy the fans with his poetry and using his metal scroll ( ;D) as a weapon). He was also quite an entertainer in the ring (his Royal Rumble 1990 match with Brutus 'Barber' Beefcake was no classic but it had it's moments). All I.R.S did was use the same waffle about the USA dodging their taxes and occassionally hit someone with his briefcase! He had one decent match IMO and that was at Royal Rumble 1994 against Razor Ramon - everything else he did was a washout. As usual, I don't think you can fully blame Mike Rotundo  . . .

Speaking of cheesy... what about The Rockers?

http://www.derok.net/derek3/images/classics/wwf%20rockers.jpg

Even the name sounds cheesy!  :D  ;D


Hmm! Is this thread going to continue to be a 'post a photograph and say something trite about it' thread?

The Rockers were a great tag team but were heavily underutilised because, unfortunately, they were around when better tag teams wore the gold. I view them as the 'Wham' of their day. Shawn Michaels being George Michael (and continuing successfully as a solo wrestler) while Marty Jannetty gets blurred in the annals of WWF history.

Hmm! Is this thread going to continue to be a 'post a photograph and say something trite about it' thread?

The Rockers were a great tag team but were heavily underutilised because, unfortunately, they were around when better tag teams wore the gold. I view them as the 'Wham' of their day. Shawn Michaels being George Michael (and continuing successfully as a solo wrestler) while Marty Jannetty gets blurred in the annals of WWF history.


Sure... why not?  ::)  ;D

Sure... why not?  ::)  ;D


Maybe keep the photographs but say why you like the wrestlers perhaps or say something interesting maybe? I just find that sticking a photograph up and saying 'he is cheesy' and then another person does the same thing with another photograph and says 'THIS is cheesy' is a bit inane. :)

Maybe keep the photographs but say why you like the wrestlers perhaps or say something interesting maybe? I just find that sticking a photograph up and saying 'he is cheesy' and then another person does the same thing with another photograph and says 'THIS is cheesy' is a bit inane. :)


I will keep that in mind.

Hmm! Yes Savage's brother got the rough end of the stick when it comes to gimmicks but at least Lanny Poffo did something with it (annoy the fans with his poetry and using his metal scroll ( ;D) as a weapon). He was also quite an entertainer in the ring (his Royal Rumble 1990 match with Brutus 'Barber' Beefcake was no classic but it had it's moments). All I.R.S did was use the same waffle about the USA dodging their taxes and occassionally hit someone with his briefcase! He had one decent match IMO and that was at Royal Rumble 1994 against Razor Ramon - everything else he did was a washout. As usual, I don't think you can fully blame Mike Rotundo  . . .



Now that was some bad poetry!

I will keep that in mind.


:)

Another favorite is Hacksaw Jim Duggan.

http://www.derok.net/derek3/images/classics/wwf%20hacksaw.jpg



He was one of my favorites as well. :)


Howard

Razor although it's a bit late now really isn't it.. i even chew a toothpick just like him

My favorite of the time is none of the ones listed and I haven't seen them mentioned yet:

The Rock and Roll Express 

http://www.obsessedwithwrestling.com/pictures/u/undertaker/17.jpg

Undertaker(Mean Mark Calloway)


Howard

Is that the WCW mark Calloway?

Well I really liked the original Undertaker, but he is more a 1990's wrestler. So as far as the 80's go...Big John Studd. When he would team up with King Kong Bundy against Hogan and Andre or Hillbilly Jim it was wild. Man I miss the old wrestling. Saturday Nights Main Event or even Stampede Wrestling that was on up here in Canada. Anyone remember Gama Singh, Muka Singh or the Cuban Assassin or Bruce and Keith Hart....the forgotten Hart boys?

Anyone remember Sgt. Slaughter?

http://www.accelerator3359.com/Wrestling/pictures/slaughter.jpg

Yup i remember Sgt Slaughter, he was on Raw for about 30 seconds last night.
Well I really liked the original Undertaker, but he is more a 1990's wrestler. So as far as the 80's go...Big John Studd. When he would team up with King Kong Bundy against Hogan and Andre or Hillbilly Jim it was wild. Man I miss the old wrestling. Saturday Nights Main Event or even Stampede Wrestling that was on up here in Canada. Anyone remember Gama Singh, Muka Singh or the Cuban Assassin or Bruce and Keith Hart....the forgotten Hart boys?


I also remember Bruce Hart

Is that the WCW mark Calloway?



Yes It Is.


Howard

Anyone remember Sgt. Slaughter?

http://www.accelerator3359.com/Wrestling/pictures/slaughter.jpg


How could anyone forget Sgt.Slaughter? ;D


Howard

The late great Hercules Hernandez :)



Howard

Does anyone remember Kamala?

http://www.angelfire.com/wrestling3/brawler/Brawler026.gif

Does anyone remember Kamala?

http://www.angelfire.com/wrestling3/brawler/Brawler026.gif


Kamala was such a funny dude.WWF mis-used him. ::)



Howard

slightly off subject here, this is now wrestling but has anybody seen the Machine dudes in Japan, they are so huge.

You have Super Strong Machine, New Super Machine and Ultra Super Machine i think, i just saw them on TV and tried to find a pic but couldn't. One of them is huge, people say Big Show is the biggest wrestler, well he is the heavyest, but one of these guys is, i think 7'6 or 7'7 they said. Another is 7'2 and then the smallest one is about 6'11. Needless to say these guys are awesome.

Which reminds me of.... Yokozuna!

http://perso.club-internet.fr/austinwm/HTLM/Photos/Y/Yokozuna/Yokozuna_-_Rodney_Anoia_05.jpg

You know i heard Yokuzuna had like 12 heart attacks before he died

You know i heard Yokuzuna had like 12 heart attacks before he died


Yeah,he weighed about 600 pounds when he passed away.


Howard

What a tough guy though huh...

http://www.obsessedwithwrestling.com/pictures/b/barrywindham/13.jpg

Barry Windham before his 2 ridiculous stupid gimmicks The Stalker in 1996 and The Widowmaker in 1989. ::)

Howard

Do you remember Barry Windham when he had that fued with Austin in WCW... that was pretty neat wrestling

Do you remember Barry Windham when he had that fued with Austin in WCW... that was pretty neat wrestling



Yeah,that was pretty wild.too bad that Austin and Windham never crossed paths in WWF when Austin was Stone Cold and Windham was The Stalker.That would've been a good feud.


Howard

Probably.. wiindham was a good worker, he just never really got over. When he and austin were in the WWF austin was on a totally different level.

Probably.. wiindham was a good worker, he just never really got over. When he and austin were in the WWF austin was on a totally different level.



Yeah.Austin was over with the crowd in his beginning stages of his Stone Cold gimmick as for Windham he wound up becoming a Blackjack. ;D


Howard